A professor from Aligarh Muslim University has been conferred the National Geoscience Award, 2017, instituted by the ministry of mines, for his contribution to the field of basic geosciences.
MEA Mondal, a professor in the department of geology at AMU, was presented the award at a felicitation ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
He received a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh for his significant contribution in the field of basic geosciences. His works have been published in several renowned scientific journals worldwide.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Agra News / TNN / May 18th, 2018
He lost his father hours before the mathematics exam but appeared for it and scored a perfect 100 as it was his father’s favourite subject.
It was a very difficult time for class XII student of CMS Kanpur Road Anmol Singh, who scored 98.25% overall but he is assured he made his father proud.
“My father worked in an insurance company. He suffered a heart attack and was admitted in a private hospital while examinations were on. He asked my mother to tell me that he was fine and I should focus on the board examination. On the day of my mathematics paper, my mother called me from hospital around 10am to inform me that my father had passed away. I was shocked and felt I would not be able to take the exam,” said Anmol, who has also qualified JEE Mains and is confident of making it to IIT by qualifying JEE Advanced.
Anmol rushed to the hospital in tears but was requested by his mother to go to school as his father’s last wish was that he scores well in mathematics.
“My father used to help me in studying mathematics. I was shattered, but I came back from the hospital, wore my school uniform and appeared for the exam which was from 2pm. I scored 100 in maths for my father but he is not with me to celebrate my success,” said Anmol, who, after the examination, completed the last rites of his father. Anmol also scored 100% in chemistry and computers.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Kanpur News / by Mohita Tewari / TNN / May 15th, 2018
‘Atom on Wheels’, a campaign designed by an NPCIL communication expert who hails from Lucknow, won the top honours at AtomExpo Awards 2018 at a glittering ceremony here on Monday evening.
The campaign which especially targeted the rural audience for creating awareness and dispelling myths about nuclear energy, received the award in public communication category. Other two entries in the category were from Hungary and Kenya. Gautam Biswan, executive director, NPCIL received the award from the chairman of the jury.
A beaming Amritesh Srivastava, senior manager (corporate communication) who conceived the campaign, told TOI: “Atom on Wheels” is a unique tailor made public awareness campaign which is especially crafted for rural people to make them aware and educate about numerous aspect of nuclear energy and to dispel the apprehensions related to this. It was organised in 6 states of India, covering more than 6 lakh people in 1500 villages. The response was tremendous and people accepted this wholeheartedly.”
“It’s really a matter of immense pleasure and proud to win this prestigious award for our country and organisation. It’s dream come true for me to achieve this international award,” he said.
‘Atom on Wheels’, the customised AC bus has travelled 1500 villages of Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
It has creative panels, models, posters and multimedia presentations in local languages to help villagers develop a positive and rational thinking towards nuclear energy, particularly to build a constructive opinion for setting up of more and more nuclear power plants in a phase wise manner at various locations across the country.
In all, awards were given in five categories. There were participants from 22 countries and entries were judged by a 25-member jury panel, all world renowned experts from across the world.
This campaign has already got many awards at national level and Monday evening got it the ultimate international recognition at what Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev called ‘Atomic Davos’.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> India News / by Pravin Kumar / TNN / May 15th, 2018
Some prominent alumni of Lucknow University, including UP’s chief secretary Rajive Kumar, former DGP Sulkhan Singh, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice (retd) Khem Karan were felicitated at a function on Saturday.
UP’s chief secretary Rajive Kumar, Justice Vikram Nath, former DGP Sulkhan Singh, urologist Dr Salil Tandon, animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi, badminton player Dharmendra Soti, and Ravindra Verma known for his work on mining were given Distinguished Alumni Award by deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma.
UGC member Prof DP Singh, Jagdish Gandhi, Justice (retd) Khem Karan and Prof Shishir Kumar Dubey were honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The alumni shared some interesting anecdotes. Former DGP Sulkhan Singh, who did his LLB in 2005-2008 while he was in service, recalled, “I was stopped by security guards on the first day of the examination. They strictly told me that parents are not allowed during examination. I was allowed to enter only when I showed them my admit card and student identity card.”
Animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi shared that she also found her life partner in LU when she took admission in BCom in the year 1995. “I met Dushyant on the very first day when I entered the classroom. I fell in love with him and we got married,” Maulekhi reminisced.
Deputy CM Sharma also inauguarated the portal of LU Alumni Foundation. Alumni from across the world will be able to register on the portal. Sharma also released a souvenir.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India/ Home> News> City News> Lucknow News / TNN / April 29th, 2018
The final results of Civil Services Examination-2017 were released by the Union Public Service Commission late on Friday evening. Anubhav Singh (23), son of a farmer from Allahabad, bagged an all-India eighth rank in the coveted exam.
A BTech from IIT-Roorkee, Anubhav did his schooling from government primary schoolin Daser village of Handia tehsil, 55 km from Allahabad.
Another engineering graduate Vishal Mishra of Kanpur, made it to top 50 and secured 49th rank while two 25-year-old engineering graduates from the state capital, Sanjeev Kumar, a civil engineering graduate, and Ankita Mishra, a computer science graduate,secured 89th rank and 105th ranks, respectively.
Anubhav had cleared the exam in his first attempt last year and is undergoing training as Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer.
He told TOI, “I studied in government primary school andthen atBBS Inter College. It was only in Roorkee that I worked upon my English and personality.”
Anubhav gave the credit for his success to his mother Sushma Singh, a clerk in a private school, and father Dhananjay Singh, a farmer.
“There is only one mantra of success, which is hard work. Internet helped me a lot in preparing for the GS paper,” he said.
Vishal Mishra, MTech from IIT Kanpur, said, “This was my third attempt. One has to work hard, be focused and should not be afraid of failures.”
Manish Kumar, who belongs to Kushinagar, had cleared the exam last year also and is IPS trainee, secured 84th rank. “Being an IAS hasbeen always my first preference so I will be opting for it now,” said Manish.
Ankita Mishra credited her success to her father BK Mishra who always motivated her to become a civil servant.
“I feel daily revision and paying more attention to optional subject helps to score better,” Ankita told TOI over phone from New Delhi.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Lucknow News / by Mohita Tewari & Vinod Khana / TNN / April 28th, 2018
Allahabad’s Anjali Verma tops UP Board class 10 with 96.33% marks , ANI
Anjali Verma, a resident of Allahabad, topped the Class 10 UP Board exams with 96.33% marks. She secured 578 out of 600 marks in the exams. UP Board Class 10 and Class 12 results were announced by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP)/Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh (BHSIE UP) today.
The class 10th topper Anjali said, “I am very happy to top the exam, I was confident of scoring good marks. Our school teachers helped us to prepare well. I want to become an engineer. My father is farmer who has always supported me: Anjali Verma, Class 10th topper (UP Board).”
Yashasvi, a student of BMIC Fatehpur, has bagged the second position with 94.50% marks. There was a close fight between the second and third position. However, Vinay Kumar Verma from Sitapur and Sunny Verma from Gonda shared the third position on the chart. Both of them secured 94.17% marks.
Over 37 lakh students had appeared for class 10 examination. The board results can be accessed on UPMSP official website upmsp.edu.in and upresults.nic.in .
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also congratulated the students and said “I am really happy that such a good result has come. I want to congratulate everyone who has passed in these examinations. This time all the exams were held without any complaints of cheating coming from anywhere.”
It was earlier announced that the UP 10th High School Result was to be declared at 1.30 pm, however, UP Class X Results were declared early. The UP 10th exam was conducted from February 6-February 22.
Here is how you can check UP Board 10th Result 2018:
1. Go to either of the official websites to access UP Board Results 2018 i.e. UP 10th Results 2018 & UP 12th Results 2018. The websites are upmsp.nic.in, upmsp.edu.in & upresults.nic.in
2. Click on UP Board High School (Class X) Results 2018 for UP 10th Result 208
3. UP Class 10th Students click on the UP 10th Result & UP class 12th students click on UP 12th Result link
4. Keep details like roll number and other details handy
5. Download the result and keep a print out ready for future reference
source: http://www.dnaindia.com / DNA / Home> India / by DNA Web Team / April 29th, 2018
Lucknow University will felicitate some of its prominent alumni—including Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar and UP chief secretary Rajive Kumar—at a ceremony on April 28 at Malviya hall, for their contribution in respective fields. Thirteen other former students would be honoured on Friday.
LU spokesperson NK Pandey said distinguished alumni award will be awarded to the following — Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar, renowned artist Surendra Pal Joshi, Dr Salil Tandon, sportsperson Dharmendra Soti, recipient of Nari Shakti Puraskar highest civilian award for women — Gauri Maulekhi, NRI Ravi Sharma, former UP DGP Sulkhan Singh, Former IIT Kharagpur director SK Dube, UP chief secretary Rajiv Kumar and Justice Vikram Nath.
“The lifetime achievement award will be given to three former students for the contribution in the field of education.
They are UGC member DP Singh and founder-manager of City Montessori School Jagdish Gandhi in the field of education and Justice Khem Karan for his contribution to the field of law.”
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Lucknow News / TNN / April 21st, 2018
With the advancement of technology in India, a lot of things have changed its original place and turned towards modernism. From the number of things technological incursion is affecting, art forms are facing harshest consequences.
One such art is the art of Kalai. Old-timers still remember the kalaiwalas as those who skilfully coated brass and copper utensils. Earlier, copper and brass utensils were used in the kitchen but with the rapid intrusion of stainless steel and aluminium vessels, these vessels have become extinct from the modern day kitchen.
Storing water in copper vessels, Image Credits: Curio.com
A long time ago, people used to store water in such vessels and there is actually a reason behind using them. Interestingly, these metals or alloys attract and transmit Chaitanya (a divine consciousness).
Such spiritual benefits are not obtained from the use of prevalent utensils made of stainless steel or aluminium.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE METALS LOSE ITS SHINE AND COLOUR?
The artisan who performs kalai on vessels is known as ‘kalaiwala’
When brass and copper kitchenware becomes old, they require tin-plating after six to eight months and the person who does this Re-tinning is known as ‘Kalaiwala’
Earlier these vessels ruled the kitchen, but now with the emergence of stainless steel and aluminium vessels, they have somewhat lost their utility in the society and are now struggling to revive its own identity
HOW DOES THE PROCESS TAKE PLACE?
Process of kalai- a lost art in India
The first step in the process of Kalai involves washing the copper utensil first with caustic soda to get rid it of any surface impurities such as dust
Then the utensil is washed with an acid that contains the gold purifying compound ‘Sufa’, a salt and another element
After this, it is immediately wiped clean otherwise it might bear a mark. The ‘kalaiwala’ or kalaigaar then dig a pit in the ground and prepared a temporary blast furnace, airing it with bellows, heating the utensil afterwards
Then he sprinkles a miraculous component called, ‘Nausadar’ powder (ammonium chloride) and then rubbed onto the utensil with a cotton cloth, which gives out deep white smoke and a peculiar ammoniac smell
Lastly, it is dipped in the bucket full of water. The sudden contact of the hot utensil with the water creates a harsh and sharp sound that dims with the utensil, finally recovering its normal temperature
HERE’S THE VIDEO OF THE ART OF KALAI. CHECK IT OUT:
India is famous for its culture and traditions and the world knows us by the deeply rooted culture within us. If this craftsmanship and the hard work of such artisans will be ignored, like the way it is going on right now, then such art forms will soon become extinct.
It’s time to bring back the lost art forms of India!
(Images by Shaad Midhat)
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source: http://www.indiatoday.in / India Today / Home> News> Education Today> GK & Current Affairs> Art and Culture / by Nisha Singh / New Delhi – April 19th, 2018
In a study, King George’s Medical University’s (KGMU) paediatric orthopaedic department has found a biomarker (chemical) in blood which if tested within four hours of injury caused to a child, can help in early diagnosis of compartment syndrome and save the child from limb amputation.
Compartment syndrome is a condition after an injury in which internal bleeding or swelling builds up pressure that causes a dangerous condition which may lead to amputation as only treatment.
The syndrome under trauma usually develops in the forearm or leg.
In the research spanning over five years, head of peadiatric orthopaedic department, Prof Ajai Singh, found that if the biomarker — creatinine kinase — is tested to be six times higher or more in the blood after injury, compartment syndrome can be suspected.
“Compartment syndrome in trauma happens to both adults and children but in children, it is difficult to diagnose. Some of them are not able to explain the pain and others are not co-operative, which leads to loss of time, when the situation to amputate can be avoided,” said Prof Singh.
“We tested the findings of the study and progress of the results on 56 patients, and found that the biomarker was 10 times higher in these patients. So if within four hours of an injury, the test is run for the biomarker and it is found to be six times higher or more, treatment should be headed towards compartment syndrome,” he added.
Prof Singh said that test for biomarker is inexpensive and can be performed at any laboratory.
Prof Singh recently presented the study at the 20th Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Congress 2018, at Antalya in Turkey.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India/ News> City News> Lucknow News / TNN / April 16th, 2018
